Eco-nomics: Climate crisis' heat rising on leaders at summit
By Paul Roberts / For The Herald
On Nov. 30, global leaders will gather in Dubai to attend COP28, the annual United Nations conference under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP, shorthand for the Conference of the Parties, is scheduled from Nov. 30 through Dec. 12.
The agenda for COP28 includes: taking stock of progress in meeting the Paris agreement to limit global temperatures to 1.5 degrees to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (global stocktake); examining loss and damage due to climate impacts; climate finance; mitigation and adaptation.
Conference attendees will face some hard realities this year. New studies and data show acceleration of climate-related impacts, and the need for a more urgent response to the climate crisis.
Taking stock: The global stocktake will be the first formal assessment of progress in meeting the Paris agreement. In October, a U.N.’s technical advisory body issued a sobering report, finding that the world is not on track to meet the long-term goals of the Paris accord. To strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change “all parties … including civil society, the private sector, financial institutions, cities and other subnational authorities, local communities and Indigenous Peoples” must support accelerating actions to achieve sustainable development (see Eco-Nomics No. 6, Herald, Sept. 30). Countries will be asked to agree on accelerating actions and next steps, particularly in important sectors such as energy, transport, food, and land use.
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